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From: Sharon Hooley <[log in to unmask]>

> Hi Phil and all!
>
> You asked me how my parents are doing. The surgery for my dad to get his
> voice back went okay, but his voice has still been very weak. Would be nice
> to get it back the way it was! As far as I know, he's still on oxygen in
> the house and car, and still has the stomach tube. He might be working on
> swallowing, but I haven't heard much about it. He's driven himself and Mom
> to Mountain Home. On Father's day, we picked them up from there, and went
> for a nice drive, exploring places some of us may have never been before,
> with Wendell, Judy, Joel and me. there is an old volcano not far from the
> town, where we picked up rock that was once molten. It's the kind that's
> like cinder and lig htweight. We took some home. Then I saw them this past
> Sunday when we took Maxine down to the Cove where they live.
>
> I guess we're a bit concerned about Mom, because they were talking about her
> not eating much. I can kind of understand that; she's getting older, she
> doesn't like to cook much anymore, and she's the only one in the house who
> eats normally right now. She's also wanted to lose weight, which I'm not
> sure if she needs to.
>
> Thanks for asking and praying!
>
> Sharon
>